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Civil Society Resource Library

  • Bridging the Gap - NCD Civil Society Compass

    Bridging the Gap - NCD Civil Society Compass

    Tools & Guidance
     |  09th February 2020

    This NCD Civil Society Compass presents the outcomes of an analysis of the major gaps in the first decade of the noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) response and potential actions for civil society to bridge these gaps and accelerate progress. The gaps are outlined in full in the companion document Bridging the Gap on NCDs: from global promises to local progress and pinpoint the major barriers to meaningful progress, based on opinion surveys of the NCD Alliance network and drawing on WHO data and peer reviewed research.

  • Social Media Toolkit - Global NCDA Forum 2020

    Social Media Toolkit - Global NCDA Forum 2020

    Tools & Guidance
     |  06th February 2020

    This social media toolkit provides tips on how to use social platforms during the Global NCDA Forum 2020 as well as sample messages, key hashtags and accounts to follow.

  • Meaningfully Involving People Living with NCDs

    Meaningfully Involving People Living with NCDs

    Tools & Guidance
     |  23rd October 2018

    This review by NCDA lays out some definitions of key concepts and explores what meaningful involvement of people living with NCDs currently looks like within Civil Society, Government, and Health Care Delivery.

  • Campaign Fuel

    Campaign Fuel

    Tools & Guidance
     |  27th June 2018

    This guide has been developed to help members of the NCD civil society community, such as NCD alliances, members and people living with NCDs, join the campaign to demand meaningful change in the lead up to the 2018 United Nations High-Level Meeting on NCDs.

  • Social Media Basics

    Social Media Basics

    Tools & Guidance
     |  27th June 2018

    This guide has been developed to help members of the NCD civil society community begin their social media journey. It shares how strategic use of social media can generate large-scale meaningful change, and should be a crucial tool in the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide.

  • Mapping of NCD Civil Society Organisations in the WHO European Region

    Mapping of NCD Civil Society Organisations in the WHO European Region

    Tools & Guidance
     |  21st March 2018

    A vibrant civil society is an important contributor towards progress on NCD prevention and control. A mapping of civil society organisations (CSOs) working on NCDs in the WHO European Region was performed to offer a broad portrait of the state of civil society action on NCDs and inform efforts to strengthen civil society’s contributions. The mapping analysed data collected via an online survey of CSOs in addition to a series of in-depth interviews with civil society informants.

  • UN HLM/NCDs: Why, What and How?

    UN HLM/NCDs: Why, What and How?

    Tools & Guidance
     |  25th January 2018

    This presentation aims to support NCD advocates in their efforts around the upcoming 2018 High-Level Meeting on NCDs. It provides an overview of the HLM, including the background for the meeting, and presents the NCD Alliance campaign priorities to mobilise the NCD community.

  • FAQ: 2018 United Nations High-Level Meeting on NCDs

    FAQ: 2018 United Nations High-Level Meeting on NCDs

    Tools & Guidance
     |  23rd January 2018

    This document provides an overview of the third UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs, and aims to support the NCD community in advocacy and campaign efforts.